‘\u201cFrom now on whenever you\u2019re driving on the freeway look for a truss,\u201d Swann said, referring to a roof truss on the back of a truck. \u201cAnd when you start to see a truss every day, then things have turned around. If you see three trusses a day, then things have really turned around. But if you can go five days without seeing a truss on the freeway, then no one is building anything.\u201d’<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The linked story is from Peter O’Dowd, a journalist for whom I have huge respect — not alone because he listens when I talk about bug’s-eye-view real estate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From KJZZ Radio in Phoenix, The Way of the Bloodhound: ‘\u201cFrom now on whenever you\u2019re driving on the freeway look for a truss,\u201d Swann said, referring to a roof truss on the back of a truck. \u201cAnd when you start to see a truss every day, then things have turned around. 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